Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that he would resign from the post of chief minister after two more days.
He said that he would accept the chief minister’s post only if people certify his honesty in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, reports Hindustan Times.
“We will go to the court of people to prove our innocence,” he said.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader also demanded that early elections should be held in Delhi in November 2024 instead of February 2025.
Kejriwal walked out of Tihar Jail on Friday, hours after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. It came after an incarceration that lasted nearly six months – barring a 21-day release for the Lok Sabha elections.
The grant of bail to Kejriwal came with the same conditions imposed by another bench of the Supreme Court in July that said he cannot go to the CM’s office; sign on official files or make public statements about his role in the excise case. Additionally, the top court on Friday ordered that Kejriwal must remain present at all trial hearings unless granted exemption, and that he is to fully cooperate with the trial court to ensure the expeditious conclusion of the proceedings.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said these conditions to bail do not mean acquittal and that the matter was still before the court.
